chip on one's shoulder

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English - Turkish
(deyim) öfkesi burnunda olmak

Related Terms

a chip on one's shoulder
öfkesi burnunda
a chip on one's shoulder
öfkesi burnunun ucunda olma
English - English
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove

He really has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for that promotion.

A form of challenge in the same spirit as a medieval knight throwing down his gauntlet
A tendency to take offence quickly
aggressive and combative attitude, belligerence
chip on one's shoulder

    Hyphenation

    chip on one's shoul·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    çîp ôn wʌnz şōldır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧəp ˈôn ˈwənz ˈsʜōldər/ /ˈʧɪp ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈʃoʊldɜr/

    Etymology

    () The saying originated during the 19th century in the United States, where people wanting a physical fight would carry a chip of wood on their shoulder, daring others to knock it off. Printed citations of this include the Long Island Telegraph, which on May 20th, 1830, printed: "When two churlish boys were determined to fight, a chip would be placed on the shoulder of one, and the other demanded to knock it off at his peril."
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